Anamoe’s graduation to the upper echelon of modern-day Australian turf greats has been confirmed in the $5 million Cox Plate. 7NEWS
Continuing an unbeaten spring, Anamoe delivered when it mattered most for world racing superpower Godolphin and the operation’s Australian trainer James Cummings.Watch, Stream & Catch Up with your favourite Horse Racing events on the home of Seven's Horse Racing coverageIn making it seven wins at racing’s highest level, Anamoe was the strongest horse when it counted most in front of a Cox Plate crowd for the first time since 2019.
The four-year-old, beaten in controversial circumstances last year, deserved an audience in his bid for redemption and he didn’t disappoint his growing legion of fans. Under jockey James McDonald, Anamoe rallied brilliantly when the race got serious and he surged to the front on Moonee Valley turn and took the lead with about 150m to go.Credit:He established a clear margin, leaving I’m Thunderstruck and El Bodegon to make late bids as they narrowed the margin.And appropriately, Anamoe’s triumph also broke a frustrating sequence of placings for Godolphin in Australia’s most prestigious race as he became Sheikh Mohammed’s most successful Group One racehorse.